Abernathy, Sammie Nell

1933 - 2021  (88 years)

• Name	Abernathy, Sammie Nell
  Birth	11 Jan 1933	Comanche, Stephens County, Oklahoma   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Reference Number	ABER.S001
  _FGRAVE	221858519
  Death	28 Jan 2021	Helia Healthcare, Olney, Richland County, Illinois
  	Sammie Nell Herdes, 88, of Olney, formerly of Clay City, Illinois, passed away on Thursday, January 28, 2021 at Helia Healthcare of Olney.
  Burial	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [2, 3]
  		Headstone, Herdes, Sammie N. and Jack Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
  		Headstone, Herdes, Sammie N. and Jack
  Person ID	I12471	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Herdes - Minard Joseph Herdes and Mary Ann Minard Descendants
  Last Modified	27 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Abernathy, James Chester,   b. 5 Apr 1905, Illinois d. 6 Feb 1999 (Age 93 years)
  Mother	Bailey, Nellie Wilmetta,   b. 20 Aug 1910, Pierceburg, Crawford County, Illinois d. 27 Jul 1973 (Age 62 years)
  Family ID	F5860	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Herdes, Jack,   b. 27 Apr 1931, Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois d. 20 Oct 2000, Clay County Hospital, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	25 Jun 1949  [4]
  Age at Marriage	She was 16 years and 5 months - He was 18 years and 2 months.
  Children	1. Herdes, V.L.   2. Herdes, S.   3. Herdes, J.E.   4. Herdes, Lori Nell,   b. 1957   d. 17 Dec 1967 (Age 10 years)
  Family ID	F1633	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 11 Jan 1933 - Comanche, Stephens County, Oklahoma Death - 28 Jan 2021 - Helia Healthcare, Olney, Richland County, Illinois Burial - - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Sammie Nell Herdes, 88, of Olney, formerly of Clay City, Illinois, passed away on Thursday, January 28, 2021 at Helia Healthcare of Olney. Sammie was born on January 11, 1933 in Comanche, Oklahoma, the daughter of James Chester Abernathy and Nellie Wilmetta (Bailey). Later she married Jack Herdes on June 23, 1949, and he preceded her in death on October 20, 2000. Sammie enjoyed crocheting, reading Western novels, and in her younger years, she belonged to the Clay City Square Dancing Club. She had a strong faith and took pleasure in attending the First Baptist Church in Clay City. Sammie is survived by her daughters, Vicki Hunley and husband Jim of Clarksville, TN, Suzanne Gordon and husband Richard of Olney, IL, and Jan Jenkins and husband Paul of Litchfield, IL. Also surviving are her 8 Grandchildren and 17 Great Grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, James C. and Nellie Wilmetta Abernathy, husband, Jack, and daughter, Lori Nell. A Funeral Service for Sammie will be held at 1:00 PM on Monday, February 1, 2021 at Kistler Patterson Funeral Home in Clay City, with a visitation beginning one hour prior. Interment will follow at Clay City Cemetery.

  
  

• Sources

  [S3183] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, (District 13-4) (Township), image 3, page 2a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00087?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 3). [S3258] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Herdes, Sammie N and Jack, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27163848/jack-herdes), none. (Reliability: 2). [S15527] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Herdes, Sammie N and Jack, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/221858519/sammie-nell-herdes), none. (Reliability: 2). [S3257] https://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Herdes, Jack, 69, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27163848/jack-herdes), none. (Reliability: 2).